Directed by Mark Valino.

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Valino’s Log:
On April 1st Manifesto and CBC partnered to bring Toronto the 2011 Hip Hop Summit held in the CBC Atrium. One of my favorite things to shoot is dancers. It’s simply put “the human form in motion to a rhythm” and to me the most honest expression of love for music. I always felt that these B-Boys/B-Girls were unsung heroes of the Hip Hop Culture. With B-Boys/B-Girls especially I feel that people can’t fully appreciate the full scope of what these artists do because it happens so fast. With this particular shoot I wanted to capture the small details that people probably wouldn’t pick up. I didn’t just want to capture the sheer athleticism but also the drama good and bad the takes place in a battle. Toronto is also blessed with such a diverse B-Boy/B-Girl community in terms of style from crew to crew dancer to dancer. I really wanted to make a B-Boy/B-Girl piece with a different feel while playing with various genres of music to evoke different emotions in these moments. This shoot was one of my first with my new Panasonic AF-100 camera. I was really just learning to use the camera and it’s features. This time I was focusing on shooting some dynamic variable frame rate footage. All this footage was shot at 60fps which I played with in post. A huge thank you to all TO crews thanks for all the inspiration over the years…

Directed, Filmed & Edited by: Mark Valino
Produced by: Giles Monette

MUSIC CREDITS:
Miles Davis – Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)
Vern Blair Debate – Ooh Ah Ee
Mathematik – Step Lightly
Times Neue Roman – Hands no Hands
Eoin McManus AHA South P Intro (Tre Leji)

If you enjoyed the visuals hit the jump for another event you might want to check!

MANIFESTO FESTIVAL
in association with DOSE.CA PRESENTS:
THE MOVEMENT: THE FLOOR AWARDS

& SOLID GROUND

One Celebration of Toronto’s Street Dance Community

An evening celebrating street dance culture in Toronto through showcase performances, battles, open cyphers, and Toronto’s First B-Boy award ceremony. The event will take place in two rooms – one devoted to bboying/bgirling and the other to all styles of street dance. Special guest Mr. Wiggles will be performing in both rooms throughout the night. Also, in partnership with SCION, 15 car hoods painted by Toronto artists will be auctioned off at this event.

Special Guest Appearance by Mr. WigglesRock Steady Crew / Electric Boogaloos

THE FLOOR AWARDS
Toronto’s Bboy/Bgirl Awards

Showing respect to those in the community who pour their heart and soul into the culture and dedicated so much of their lives to inspiring those around them and the generations to come. This one’s for you.
Award Categories

TO Breaker of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
Community Education and Mentorship Award
International TO Breaker Award
Up and Coming Breaker
TORONTO vs MONTREAL
TO vs MTL 1×1 Exhibition Battles

Fil Fury vs City
Promo vs Antics
Frost vs Zig
Red vs Lynx

All night Cyphers and Giveaways

with
DJ Dopey
DJ Gary Cronin

SOLID GROUND
All-Styles Street Dance Showcase

Featuring Performances From
House: DiscoLoveChild
Tutting: MoonRunners
Krump: Northbuck
Popping: Tony & Neo
Locking: Scramblelock
NewJackSwing: Black Tops
Dancehall: Dammecia Hall
Vogue: House of Pink Lady
Popping: Dementia
Waacking: Waacouture

All-Style Exhibition Battle
Jester
Pyro
Emily Law

All-Style Battle Judges:
Mariano
Whiplash
JoJo Zolina

Music by
Son of S.O.U.L. & DJ Dirty Dale

Hosted by
Big Norm

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